Venice was a commercial hub, the hinge of the medieval economy, but it was also the center of a remarkable empire that spanned the sea lanes and trade routes of the Mediterranean. The Venetian Empire was an odd beast, beset on all sides by more powerful neighbors, but it survived for centuries thanks to Venice's unique combination of wealth and stability.
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Jan 15
Recent Discoveries in the Ancient Americas: Professor Shane Miller Returns
Every year, new archaeological discoveries claim to rewrite what we think we knew about the ancient Americas, but how much can we trust the initial reports we see? Professor Shane Miller, now of the University of Alabama, joins me again to place the White Sands footprints and oth ... Show More
52m 41s
Jan 1
Interview with Professor Tom Birkett on "Runes: A Concise History"
Runic writing carries connotations of magic and fantasy, but it was a widespread, useful, and long-lasting system of writing. Professor Tom Birkett has written a fantastic overview of runic writing that returns it to the real time and place in which it existed - Runes: A Concise ... Show More
42m 48s
Feb 2023
Venise, reine de l'Adriatique
<p>La Cité des doges, la Sérenissime, la reine de l'Adriatique, la cité des eaux... Les surnoms ne manquent pas pour parler de Venise. Cette ville extraordinaire, l'historien Bernard Doumerc lui a consacré plusieurs ouvrages, et notamment "Venise et son empire en Méditerranée, IX ... Show More
55m 5s
Oct 2021
Venise : la fascination, le mythe et l'imaginaire, avec Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan
<p>Quatrième et dernier volet de notre série enregistrée aux Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2021 avec la grande historienne Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan, auteure d'une somme magistrale consacrée à l'histoire de Venise. Pourquoi Venise nous fascine autant ? Pourquoi Venise semble a ... Show More
41m 25s
Mar 2023
156 - Venice tangles with the Turks and messes with Milan (1416 - 1454)
Venice, after trying to avoid it, goes to war with the Turks and at the Battle of Gallipoli a spectacular victory is won... but by who?
Then, we see how Venice used an ex ,mercenary captain of Milan against his old employers, Carmagnola, but then, when the Serenissima started to ... Show More
19m 32s
Apr 2017
Episode #17: The Casino of the Spirits (Season 1, Episode 17)
Venice-- it's the most serene and beautiful city in Italy, and possibly the whole world. But Venice at night-- all darkened and quiet-- takes up the most space in my imagination. I seriously love the depictions of Venice as enigmatic, shadowy, and even dangerous. Without cars or ... Show More
28m 11s
<p>On l’appelle « la Sérénissime » ou encore « la Cité des Doges ». </p>
<p>Au moyen Age, il s’agit d’une des villes les plus riches et les puissantes d’Occident. </p>
<p>es navires sillonnent la Méditerranée et rapportent d’Orient de nombreux produits. </p>
<p>Pourtant, rien ne ... Show More
<p>On l’appelle « la Sérénissime » ou encore « la Cité des Doges ». </p>
<p>Au moyen Age, il s’agit d’une des villes les plus riches et les puissantes d’Occident. </p>
<p>es navires sillonnent la Méditerranée et rapportent d’Orient de nombreux produits. </p>
<p>Pourtant, rien ne ... Show More
